Keep lines and booster reels cracked when not in use. It's cold out there.When pulling cielings, keep your back to your escape route.Don't vent a car fire until a line is ready.Be careful around non-upright acetylene tanks.Have tank and facepiece ready in an elevator.Don't leave home without a door wedge.Stay close to wall climbing wood stairs.Channel 1 will usually work to CP when channel 2 doesn't.Don't give up your mask to a victim!If your TRAPPED-- "MAYDAY"give floor#,and loc.(A,B,C,D). Turn on PASS, Activate emerg. button on radio.Helmet out window if feasible.Close all nearby doors.Stay low,conserve air supply.If your LOST,activate PASS, follow a hose line, follow a wall,activate emerg. button," MAYDAY "A hook, Halligan bar or an axe diagonally across a window can be used to anchor a bailout rope.When opening a roof with saw running make sure radio is being monitored by someone.When doing a "shitty roof", do a "hinge cut" and get the hell off it !!When venting from a fire escape,vent the most distant window first and look for bodies on floor under windowHave your radio emergency button identified to your company.Know wind direction before riding into a large haz-mat.Check hydrants for debris in barrel before hookup.Check yards and alleys for bodies before taking up."Two in Two out" Stay together!Let the company below know your going to floor above.Take a rope bag and lifeline to roofWhen ordered to evacuate--wait for co. on floor above to come down..If your trapped in an elevator, activate emerg. stop button,force inner door and lift outer door latch.In a Hi-Rise fire, count doors to stairwells on floor below before going to fire floor-----If you run out of air, take refuge in nearest apartment.When using outside lines stay clear of collapse zone.For setback bldgs.,Stretch 2and1/2 with wye to stairwellMayonaise will remove hot tar from skin.Use a spotter when backing(kids and dogs make a mess)At MVA's disconnect battery to deenergize air bagsHatchback and hood pistons can exlpode in fire--be carefulPop top hinge of a door to prevent it closing on line before it's charged.Use a CO2 ext to control dogs or a rope loop taped to a pike pole.Remove wainscoting or plaster around scuttles and sky lights to vent cockloftsAnthrax scares--wear your mask-- wait for Haz-Mat if possible--soap and water deconTop floor fire-take out windows from roof with hook or halligan on rope,open bulkhead doorRoof men--Check rear and sides for jumpers and hangersAbove fire-- Force safe apt. door for refuge before going in apt. over fire Pull bathroom cielings from outside door.Remove air from line before advancing Ice Rescues--Lash inner tubes or spare tires to a ladder.Polyethylene rope will float for water rescues.Remove pressure reducers on standpipe outlets before using.PROPANE--Only half of the vapor cloud is visible, be careful.CYANIDE--Tanks DO NOT have pressure reliefsWave a portolight side to side to stop a trainA CO2 ext will shut down a Bus engine.HUD windows--bring large bolt cutters insideTwo hands, two toolsA 14' or baby ladder can be used to pull victim out a cellar windowDiesel locomtives can carry 3000 gals of dieselDo not walk through a foam blanketTruck fires--hold up on signal until cargo identifiedOil burners--attack fire box fire from the side, "white vapor" can ignite suddenlyVehicle fires-- use 1 3/4 in case foam is neededAlways open trunk on car fireUse butt end of hook for quick look for fire in cielingsPeaked roofs--drive in point of halligan tool as a footholdOne man (or woman) can drag two ladders to building if necessaryIf you fall in water with turnout gear-- stay horizontalYour mask will work under waterRV's and minivans may have plastic gas tanks"Save the stairs, Save the building"Cellar fires--cool gas meters before they ruptureIf you can't complete an assignment-- let the chief know!Rekindles are NOT an optionRailroads use white tankers with red stripe for cyanideRemove toilets and baseboards to drain floors.Use a chair, a door, bunker coat w 6ft. hooks to remove injured.Fast Teams-monitor rear and sides of bldg.Marble stairtreads can fall thru metal frame.If out of air, place mouth near nozzle.A large vapor leak, cover tank with salvage cover to control.NEVER run on the firegroundUse Vise Grips to hold locks when cutting w K12If door can't be forced, breach wall to enter.LPG and Ammonia RR cars are interchangeableLPG not odorized until transported.Transfotmers or drums labeled "INTEREEN" or "PYRANOL" are PCB'sBunker gear cannot be deconned of PCB'sThrow a rope coil,wood block or spare tire on downed wires in emergency to stabilize it.3 men max on fire escape landing.A broken fire escape step = others may breakGas leaks most dangerous after knockdown but before overhaul.Alays use SCBA in cellars of fire buildings --CO presentNEVER remove mattress on an elevator.Bathroom floors --collapse possibleEnter windows backward from a fire escape in case of retreat needed.Fast Truck-- one man stay on turntable of closest aerialTerrazzo floors can collapse suddenlyBefore starting a search, locate a second escape exitTavern fires--look for trap door to cellar behind barStore fires--vent cellar by opening the void below display windowsHi Rise fires--Trucks bring H2O ext.,search line,maul, halligan, flat head,rabbit,life line,lock breaker,extra air tank. one 6' hook,door wedges.(nobody said it was easy)To anchor a roof ladder--make holes with pick or halligan toolExtend aerial thru top third of window to ventLook UP when climbing laddersBedroom search from window---hook window sill and hold butt end while searchingPlace turntable at corner of bldg. if possible ( covers two sides)Peaked roofs 30 degrees or more, you must use a roof ladder.Do not go in a room more than 5 feet when fladhover is possible.When smoke and heat force you to crouch or crawl, flashover is possible, be careful.When you see flashes of flame mixed with smoke near the cieling, "rollover" possible.Wear full PPE when approaching a 20 lb. propane tank fire. the relief valve may go suddenly. use fog streamDo not cut ORANGE cable on hybrid vehicles Park uphill from all vehicle firesTaxpayer stores--cellar stairs usually near back doorCO alarms--10 PPM or higher must be correctedAttach your PASS ALARM where you can activate itMVA's check vicinity with TIC for ejectionsDo not cut :GYPSUM" roofsAvoid water on LNG leaksHave dry chem and charged line ready at extricationsUnderground electric grates can become energizedLightweight truss--Floor and or roof collapse probable after 10 minutes of fire"PAOs" Take your job seriouslyHi Rise Fires--Staging should be away from collapse zone (remember 9/11)To open car hoods, smash grill and turn cable with halligan fork clockwise

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